NSC Board of Directors Welcomes New Chairman

Mark Vergnano, CEO and president of The Chemours Company, has been elected chairman of the National Safety Council's board of directors and took over on Sept. 24 as eight new members joined the board.

Sep 25, 2017

INDIANAPOLIS -- Mark Vergnano, CEO and president of The Chemours Company, has been elected chairman of the National Safety Council's board of directors, the council announced Sept. 24 here during its 2017 national conference. Vergnano succeds John Surma, retired chairman and CEO of the United States Steel Corporation, and took over as chairman on Sept. 24 following the council's annual board meeting at the NSC Congress & Expo.

"In the last few years, the council has taken on exciting challenges and reached important milestones, and John Surma has been at the center of these advancements," said Deborah A.P. Hersman, the council's president and CEO. "During his tenure, we have been inspired to eliminate preventable deaths in our lifetime. We are grateful for his leadership and will benefit from his guidance for years to come."

Vergnano has been leading The Chemours Company for two years and previously spent more than 30 years with DuPont, where he began as a process engineer and rose to various manufacturing, technical, and business posts, including three years as group vice president of DuPont Safety & Protection.

"Fulfilling our mission of eliminating preventable deaths will be challenging, but in Mark, we have a thoughtful leader who has demonstrated his commitment to the goal of zero," Hersman said. "He truly understand that it will take all of us working together to keep each other safe in workplaces, homes and communities, and on the road."

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